Indian judge ordered back to law school
2007-10-07 11:55:08
New Delhi's High Court justices, annoyed with lower court judges who issue problematic rulings, have decided to send one of them back to law school.
Restaurant's chillis cause chemical scare
2007-10-07 11:52:47
A Thai restaurant's potent homemade chilli sauce caused a chemical scare in central London, with police shutting streets and firefighters forced to smash down the door.
Egypt claims record-breaking sweet, beans
2007-10-06 21:07:16
An Egyptian club has cooked what is says is the world's largest platter of the Oriental sweet konafa and the biggest-ever pot of beans.
Cop uses BB gun to save 'jarhead' skunk
2007-10-06 11:06:33
These are the salad days for one lucky skunk. Officer James Kellett said a skunk whose head was stuck in an empty salad dressing jar wandered into the police station's parking lot Thursday in Carrollton Township, near Saginaw and about 80 miles north of Detroit.
Woman gives birth to own grandchildren
2007-10-01 16:10:21
A 51-year-old surrogate mother for her daughter has given birth to her own twin grandchildren in northeastern Brazil, the delivery hospital said. Surrogate Mothers
Stop signs try humor in Ill.
2007-09-30 10:38:51
A big red sign that says "Stop" sometimes isn't enough to get everyone to stop. Maybe a laugh will get their attention.
Woman left in CT scanner for hours
2007-09-29 06:58:01
A cancer patient says she was left alone in a CT scanner for hours after a technician apparently forget about her, and she finally crawled out of the device.
Transparent frogs bred in Japan
2007-09-27 14:35:20
A transparent frog whose organs can be seen through its skins is seen at a laboratory of Hiroshima University's Institute for Amphibian Biology in Hiroshima, western Japan, in this photograph released by the institute September 25, 2007. [Reuters]
Weird and wacky stories
2007-09-27 13:03:41
Australian John Allwood smashed 40 watermelons with his head in just one minute.
Using only one hand, Germany's Thomas Vogel unfastened 56 bras in 60 seconds.
Man finds human leg in smoker
2007-09-26 15:56:02
A man who bought a smoker Tuesday at an auction of abandoned items might have thought twice had he looked inside first.
Scorned wife takes knife to man's penis
2007-09-26 11:29:05
Malaysian doctors have reattached a man's nearly severed penis after his first wife, enraged by his comparison of her sex skills with those of his younger second wife, decided to chop it off with a kitchen knife.
Resort charges $14,500 for dessert
2007-09-26 06:59:48
This dessert may be a little too rich for you, but you're probably not rich enough for it. A Sri Lankan resort is charging $14,500 for what it calls the world's most expensive dessert, a fruit infused confection complete with a chocolate sculpture and a gigantic gemstone.